Canadian engineer looking for a job in Melbourne

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Member since 03 February 2010

StephaneGMember03 February 2010 20:56:24

Hey guys, brand new on the forum.
28, Mech Engineer looking for work in Australia but mostly interested in Melbourne. I am doing business with ''nab that job'' for my resume and visa, hope it helps, any of you have experience with those guys?
Is there a lot of opportunities for engineering related work in Melbourne? Anyone have contacts?
Please share your experience.

Thank you,

Stephane

StephaneG Member

Member since 03 February 2010

StephaneGMember05 February 2010 12:14:00

Bump....

ians New member

Member since 14 June 2010

iansNew member14 June 2010 12:21:27

Stephane,

I'm not an engineer, but some general advice...

The best bet may be to go through the recruitment agencies.聽 It is somewhat difficult to secure a job when you're聽 overseas.聽 I would suggest making contacts in recruitment agencies and potential employers before arriving.聽 Took us 3 months and nearly a hundred applications to land a job.

Local references and local experience is key.聽 If you have a local reference or local experience on your resume then you're leaps and bounds ahead.聽 Remember you're competing with qualified Aussies for the job and they need a reason to hire you over a local applicant.聽 Many employers will see hiring someone on a work visa as a risk.聽

Also, make sure to re-write your resume to Australian standards.聽 They prefer more lengthly CV's.聽

Some evidence that your engineering credentials are equivalent to Australian standards would help too.

Hope that helps.聽 If you do end up in Melb and want to meet up then let me know.

Cheers,
Ian

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